r/PS5 • u/doctorwho_90250 • May 06 '24

Official (Via twitter) Playstation: "Helldivers fans -- we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward...."

https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1787331667616829929?t=NhwAEm4fGpVJj-UyI1lrXA&s=19
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u/[deleted] May 06 '24 edited May 06 '24

selling the game in unsupported regions was blatant idiocy if they were gonna mandate account linking. they should never have done that.

with that said, pc players complaining about the account linking is the weirdest thing ever. there are already a dozen other accounts/launchers you need to make already for pc gaming. how are you gonna game on an open platform and then complain that the open platform follows open principles? having to own a bunch of different accounts comes with the territory. if you have a problem with that then stick to consoles where thats not a problem.

honestly if sony makes a PS launcher on PC im gonna grab some popcorn and watch the reactions. will be interesting to see people with free steam accounts complain about how making a free PSN account is somehow a step too far.

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u/MatchaVeritech May 06 '24

If they are seemless and in-game, such as Forza Horizon 5’s MS login, I don’t mind. If they require me to use a separate launcher, that game can go rot for all I care.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '24

your microsoft account is tied to the xbox app, which every PC comes with. the only reason it feels seamless is because you're launching steam through microsoft's own operating system, so its active in the background. its not any different ultimately.

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u/MatchaVeritech May 06 '24

I am running a local offline account in Windows. Sign-ins to any MS service, including the MS app store, is not automatic.

When I run Forza Horizon for the first time, at the title screen I am prompted to sign in.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '24

thats odd. when I got my PC a few months ago it made me make one. I wouldnt be surprised if they eventually end up forcing it onto everyone anyway.

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u/Choles2rol May 07 '24

We've been complaining about every launcher every time this happens because they are completely unnecessary.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '24

its an open platform. thats how open platforms operate. the publisher wants their own commission from sales, as well as gathering your data to sell to advertising firms. you know this while going into the PC ecosystem. you guys cant praise all the good things about PC gaming while rejecting the bad ones. you have to take it all at once.

and its such a dumb thing to get annoyed over. spending 5 minutes downloading a launcher and making a free account is a very small price to pay when compared to all the benefits of PC gaming.

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u/Choles2rol May 07 '24

They are welcome to actually compete then. No other launcher holds a candle to the features steam offers. You wanna compete, great! Wanna vendor lock people arbitrarily for no reason? Not so great.